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No. 286,567. Patented Oct. 9, 1883.

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CANDY MACHINE.

Patented Oct. 9, 1883.

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VVILLIAM L. YANCEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO MILTON E. PAGE ANDRUFUS P. PATTISON, OF SAME PLACE.

"CANDY-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,567, dated October9, 1883.

' Application filed August 4, 1883. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. YANOEY,

- of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful companying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of .candy machineSin which the paste is forced through a series of tubes while in aplastic conditiomthe confection being removed from the ends of the tubesin the form of drops by means of a traveling knife, and deposited on areceivingtray, where the drops assume a natural formation.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my improvedfeatures; Fig. 2, a plan View; Fig. 3, a vertical longitudinal section,looking from the opposite side from that shown in Fig. 1; Figs 4:, 5,and 6, detached details of construction; and Fig. 7 is a front end viewof the lower part of the machine.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a pedestal or base, whichsupports the table A and the different parts of the operating mechanism.The bracket B,-atta'ched to the lower part of the base, is adapted tosupport the train of gearing transmitting motion to the feed mechanism.The shaft B, passing through the front end of the-bracket B, is providedwith the driving-pulley a,having suitable connectionwith the motivepower. On this shaft is placed the pinion a, which engages with thegear-wheel a the pinion a. being located on the same shaft with saidgear-wheel, and which in turn engages with the geanwheel a, having ajournal-bearing in'thepart a which is adaptto the stationary bracket B,the dotted lines in Fig. 1 indicating the; opposite position. The piecea is secured inplace by a clamping-bolt in the segmental slot a, whichper- Inits of the adjustment just described, in order to allow thepinion a to be removed and replaced by one of a different diameter,whereby the speed of the feed mechanism is in creased or diminished asmay be required.

'The pinion b, engaging with the gear-wheel a, is also supported in thepiece a and engages with the pinion b, havingthe bevel-pin- 7 ion 1) onthe same shaft, and which engages with the companion bevel-pinion b? onthe lower end of the vertical shaft B the upper end of which is providedwith a worm-gear ing which engages with the gear-wheel b on the shaft bThe shaft b carries the pinion d, placed near its longitudinal center,which engages with the rack bar or rod (2, as shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings. The inner end of the rack-bar is provided with the piston (1adapted to gradually press forward the mass of paste placed in thecylinder 0 and force the same through the series of tubes 0, projectingfrom the front end of the. cylinder. The series of tubes are inserted inthe tubeplate 0 which is removable from the cylinder, so that tubes ofvarious sizes may be employed. This end of the cylinder is flattened andwidened in order to permit of the arrangement of the tubes in the sameplane as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The cylindrical receptacle G is set on an incline, and is secured to thebed 0 supported by the uprights 0*. C resting upon each side of thetable A. The arm (1 projects outward from the upright 0*, and provides abearing for the upper end of the shaft 13*. The han dle B at this pointhas an eccentric formation and connection relative to the shaft B andserves the purpose of throwing the worm in and out of gear, as may berequired.

The peculiar heart-shaped cam D] is located on the inner end of thehorizontal shait B, and has frictional contact withthe roller d*,attached to the lower part of the vertical moving rod 1), as shown inFig. 7 of the drawings. By this means-the rod is raised and lowered,thus producing the desired movement. The lower part of the rod D isprovided with a slide-bearing in the outer end of the arm D projectingfrom the base A, the roller d serving to lessen the friction in theslide-bearing. The upper end of the connecting-rod D is bifurcated, thetwo parts D D being widely separated and connected to the ends of thecross-head D, located above the operating-table A. This cross-head isadapted to have a vertithe table A.

. released from the same.

cal movement in an angular plane in the guideposts E E, proj ectingupward from each side of This movement is accomplished by means of thetriangular groove or pathway F, cut on the inner side of the guides E E,as shown in Figs. 3 and 5 of the drawings. Ea'ch end of the cross-headis provided with the guide or bearing pin (1, which engages with thetriangular pathway in the guideposts. The locking guide-fingers F Fclose the triangular groove at two different points. As shown in Fig. 5of the drawings, one end of each of the guide-fingers is pivoted to thetwo corners of the central triangular block, G, which lies in a verticalplane, while the loose ends extend across the pathway and rest againstthe inclosing-wall in such a position as to permit the guide-pins of thecross-head to pass in one direction only. The pivot -pins of theguide-fingers F F pass through and project beyond the guide-posts, wherethey are provided with the levers ff, to the outer ends of which areattached the springs f f as shown in Fig. 3, by which means theguidefingers are returned to a normal or locking position at eachmovement of the cross head. The cross-head is provided with the knife H,(shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings,)which removes the confection-paste,whichis in the form of drops, from the ends of the series of tubes,these drops adhering to the knife until the downstroke is reached, whenthey are deposited on a receiving-tray which travels along on the table.This receiving-tray is provided with a covering of paper, to which theconfection readily adheres, and the knife being usually a round wire,the confection is easily The peculiar shape of the cam D is intended toand does allow the crosshead to momentarily come to a dead stop at thelowest point of the stroke, which, also facilitates the removal of theconfection from the knife in good shape. The soft and plastic conditionof the confection when first deposited on the paper surface of thereceiving-tray causes it to naturally spread a little and graduallyassume a smooth merchantable form while the goods are being dried byexposure tothe atmosphere. Supposing the cross-head to be at the lowestpoint on the downstroke, now, as it moves upward, it is made, by meansof the lower locking-finger, to move up the lower part of the V-shapedgroove, which movement carries the knife back from the series of tubes,so that it will not come in contact with the drops of confection on theupstroke, and when the guide-pin in the end of the crosshead comes incontact with the upper locking-finger and pushes it aside on its pivotand passes into the vertical part of the pathway the 'knife performingthe required functions on the downstroke, the lower locking-finger is inturn pushed aside for the passage of the cross-head, the locking-fingersbeing in each instance returned to a locking position by the action ofthe levers and springs arranged on the outside of the guide-posts.

The shaft 9 is provided at each end with the rollers these parts beingsupported by the lateral projecting arms 9 and the vertical 7o rods 9provided with the springs g, which may be adjusted as required, for thepurpose of keeping the rollers in contact with the paper, and also forkeeping the same smooth on the receiving-tray The receiving-tray restson" the series of rollers in the table A, the roller h being actuated bythe ratchet-wheel 71, which has two pawls, one to lock against abackward movement, the other to feed the ratchet in the direction inwhich the tray is to be moved. The shaft supporting the roller h hasattached to it one end of the lever h", the opposite end of which isadjustably connected to the upper end of the eccentric-rod h, the lowerend of said rod being connected to a cam 011 the shaft B, by whicharrangement the required reciprocating movement is imparted to themechanism which moves the receiving-tray forward.

The essential feature of this machine is the manner of diverting thecross-head carrying the wire knife from a vertical line, therebycarrying the knife back and away from con tact with the work on theupstroke. This may be accomplished in various ways, such as 5 causingthe receptacle holding the confectionpaste to have a reciprocatingmovement; or by a system of levers or equivalent mechanical devices thecross-head may be diverted from a vertical" plane; but, after numerousexperiments, I prefer the mechanismherein set forth for theaccomplishment of this important and essential feature. i Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. In a candy-machine, the combination, with the pedestal A, of thebracket B, provided with the segmental slot a the adjustable part a andthe train of gearing, as described, whereby motion is transmitted to thefeed mechanism and the speed of the same thereby varied as may berequired, substantially as set forth. g

2. The combination, with the vertical shaft B having a worm-gearing onthe upper end thereof, of the gear-wheel b the shaft If, the pinion cl,the rack bar or rod-d, the piston (2 and the cylinder 0, whereby themass of material placed in said cylinder is gradually forced out of thesame in the form of drops, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the cylindrical body 0, having one end open,while the oppo site end is flattened and widened, of the tubeplate 0 andthe series of tubes 0, substantially as setforth.

4. The combination, with the operating-shaft B, of the cam D, thefriction-roller d, the bifurcated connecting-rod D, andthe cross-head Dsubstantially as set'forth.

5. The combination, with the cross-head D provided at each end with theguide or hearing pin-d", of the guide-posts E E, provided 286,567 I p swith the triangular groove or pathWayF,

whereby said cross-head is diverted from a vertical line on theupstroke, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a candy-machine of the character herein described, the guide-postsE E, provided with the triangular pathway F, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

7. The guide-posts E'E, provided with the triangular groove or pathwayF, the looking guide-fingers F F pivoted to the block G, the leversj'f,and the springs f f ,whereby said guide-fingers are automatically re-YVitnesses: A

L. M. FREEMAN, L. B. COUPLAND.

